diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec1e1531..873126ff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ coverage
 *.iml
 .idea
 
+# Zed
+.zed
+
 # OSX
 .DS_Store
 .AppleDouble
diff --git a/playground/capacitor.config.ts b/playground/capacitor.config.ts
index a95c5588..669063ae 100644
--- a/playground/capacitor.config.ts
+++ b/playground/capacitor.config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const config: CapacitorConfig = {
   appId: 'io.ionic.starter',
   appName: 'nuxt-ionic-playground',
   webDir: 'dist',
-  bundledWebRuntime: false,
 }
 
 export default config
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 0c859fcb..fe5f1983 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { useCSSSetup } from './parts/css'
 import { setupIcons } from './parts/icons'
 import { setupMeta } from './parts/meta'
 import { setupRouter } from './parts/router'
+import { setupCapacitor } from './parts/capacitor'
 
 export interface ModuleOptions {
   integrations?: {
@@ -138,6 +139,17 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
     nuxt.options.typescript.hoist ||= []
     nuxt.options.typescript.hoist.push('@ionic/vue')
 
+    // add capacitor integration
+    const { excludeNativeFolders, findCapacitorConfig, parseCapacitorConfig } = setupCapacitor()
+
+    // add the `android` and `ios` folders to the TypeScript config exclude list if capacitor is enabled
+    // this is to prevent TypeScript from trying to resolve the Capacitor native code
+    const capacitorConfigPath = await findCapacitorConfig()
+    if (capacitorConfigPath) {
+      const { androidPath, iosPath } = await parseCapacitorConfig(capacitorConfigPath)
+      excludeNativeFolders(androidPath, iosPath)
+    }
+
     // Add auto-imported components
     IonicBuiltInComponents.map(name =>
       addComponent({
diff --git a/src/parts/capacitor.ts b/src/parts/capacitor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe80345f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parts/capacitor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import type { CapacitorConfig } from '@capacitor/cli'
+import { findPath, useNuxt } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { join } from 'pathe'
+
+export const setupCapacitor = () => {
+  const nuxt = useNuxt()
+
+  /** Find the path to capacitor configuration file (if it exists) */
+  const findCapacitorConfig = async () => {
+    const path = await findPath(
+      'capacitor.config',
+      {
+        extensions: ['ts', 'json'],
+        virtual: false,
+      },
+      'file',
+    )
+
+    return path
+  }
+
+  const parseCapacitorConfig = async (path: string | null): Promise<{
+    androidPath: string | null
+    iosPath: string | null
+  }> => {
+    if (!path) {
+      return {
+        androidPath: null,
+        iosPath: null,
+      }
+    }
+
+    const capacitorConfig = (await import(path)) as CapacitorConfig
+
+    return {
+      androidPath: capacitorConfig.android?.path || null,
+      iosPath: capacitorConfig.ios?.path || null,
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Exclude native folder paths from type checking by excluding them in tsconfig */
+  const excludeNativeFolders = (androidPath: string | null, iosPath: string | null) => {
+    nuxt.hook('prepare:types', (ctx) => {
+      const paths = [
+        join('..', androidPath ?? 'android'),
+        join('..', iosPath ?? 'ios'),
+      ]
+
+      for (const key of ['tsConfig', 'nodeTsConfig', 'sharedTsConfig'] as const) {
+        if (ctx[key]) {
+          ctx[key].exclude ||= []
+          ctx[key].exclude.push(...paths)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    nuxt.options.ignore.push(
+      join(androidPath ?? 'android'),
+      join(iosPath ?? 'ios'),
+    )
+  }
+
+  return {
+    excludeNativeFolders,
+    findCapacitorConfig,
+    parseCapacitorConfig,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/capacitor.spec.ts b/test/unit/capacitor.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d2a4324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/capacitor.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+import { useNuxt, findPath } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { setupCapacitor } from '../../src/parts/capacitor'
+
+// Mock @nuxt/kit
+vi.mock('@nuxt/kit', () => ({
+  findPath: vi.fn(),
+  useNuxt: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+describe('useCapacitor', () => {
+  const mockNuxt = {
+    hook: vi.fn(),
+    options: {
+      ignore: [],
+    },
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    vi.mocked(useNuxt).mockReturnValue(mockNuxt as any)
+    mockNuxt.options.ignore = []
+  })
+
+  describe('findCapacitorConfig', () => {
+    it('should find capacitor.config.ts', async () => {
+      const mockPath = '/project/capacitor.config.ts'
+      vi.mocked(findPath).mockResolvedValue(mockPath)
+
+      const { findCapacitorConfig } = setupCapacitor()
+      const result = await findCapacitorConfig()
+
+      expect(result).toBe(mockPath)
+    })
+
+    it('should return null when no config found', async () => {
+      vi.mocked(findPath).mockResolvedValue(null)
+
+      const { findCapacitorConfig } = setupCapacitor()
+      const result = await findCapacitorConfig()
+
+      expect(result).toBeNull()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('parseCapacitorConfig', () => {
+    it('should return null paths when no config path provided', async () => {
+      const { parseCapacitorConfig } = setupCapacitor()
+      const result = await parseCapacitorConfig(null)
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        androidPath: null,
+        iosPath: null,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should parse capacitor config with custom paths', async () => {
+      const configPath = './capacitor.config.ts'
+      const mockConfig = {
+        android: { path: 'custom-android' },
+        ios: { path: 'custom-ios' },
+      }
+
+      vi.doMock(configPath, () => ({
+        default: mockConfig,
+        ...mockConfig,
+      }))
+
+      const { parseCapacitorConfig } = setupCapacitor()
+      const result = await parseCapacitorConfig(configPath)
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        androidPath: 'custom-android',
+        iosPath: 'custom-ios',
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should handle config without android/ios paths', async () => {
+      const configPath = './capacitor.config.ts'
+      const mockConfig = {
+        android: undefined,
+        ios: undefined,
+      }
+
+      vi.doMock(configPath, () => ({
+        default: mockConfig,
+        ...mockConfig,
+      }))
+
+      const { parseCapacitorConfig } = setupCapacitor()
+      const result = await parseCapacitorConfig(configPath)
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        androidPath: null,
+        iosPath: null,
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('excludeNativeFolders', () => {
+    it('should register prepare:types hook and add native folders to ignore', () => {
+      const { excludeNativeFolders } = setupCapacitor()
+      excludeNativeFolders('android', 'ios')
+
+      expect(mockNuxt.hook).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prepare:types', expect.any(Function))
+      expect(mockNuxt.options.ignore).toContain('android')
+      expect(mockNuxt.options.ignore).toContain('ios')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle null paths with defaults', () => {
+      const { excludeNativeFolders } = setupCapacitor()
+      excludeNativeFolders(null, null)
+
+      expect(mockNuxt.hook).toHaveBeenCalledWith('prepare:types', expect.any(Function))
+      expect(mockNuxt.options.ignore).toContain('android')
+      expect(mockNuxt.options.ignore).toContain('ios')
+    })
+
+    it('should modify typescript configs in prepare:types hook', () => {
+      const { excludeNativeFolders } = setupCapacitor()
+      excludeNativeFolders('custom-android', 'custom-ios')
+
+      // Get the hook callback that was registered
+      const hookCallback = mockNuxt.hook.mock.calls.find(call => call[0] === 'prepare:types')?.[1]
+      expect(hookCallback).toBeDefined()
+
+      // Mock typescript context
+      const mockCtx = {
+        tsConfig: { exclude: [] },
+        nodeTsConfig: { exclude: [] },
+        sharedTsConfig: { exclude: [] },
+      }
+
+      // Call the hook callback
+      hookCallback(mockCtx)
+
+      // Verify all configs were updated
+      expect(mockCtx.tsConfig.exclude).toContain('../custom-android')
+      expect(mockCtx.tsConfig.exclude).toContain('../custom-ios')
+      expect(mockCtx.nodeTsConfig.exclude).toContain('../custom-android')
+      expect(mockCtx.nodeTsConfig.exclude).toContain('../custom-ios')
+      expect(mockCtx.sharedTsConfig.exclude).toContain('../custom-android')
+      expect(mockCtx.sharedTsConfig.exclude).toContain('../custom-ios')
+    })
+
+    it('should initialize exclude arrays if not present in typescript configs', () => {
+      const { excludeNativeFolders } = setupCapacitor()
+      excludeNativeFolders('android', 'ios')
+
+      const hookCallback = mockNuxt.hook.mock.calls.find(call => call[0] === 'prepare:types')?.[1]
+
+      // Mock context without exclude arrays
+      const mockCtx = {
+        tsConfig: {} as any,
+        nodeTsConfig: {} as any,
+        sharedTsConfig: {} as any,
+      }
+
+      hookCallback(mockCtx)
+
+      expect(mockCtx.tsConfig.exclude).toEqual(['../android', '../ios'])
+      expect(mockCtx.nodeTsConfig.exclude).toEqual(['../android', '../ios'])
+      expect(mockCtx.sharedTsConfig.exclude).toEqual(['../android', '../ios'])
+    })
+
+    it('should handle missing typescript configs gracefully', () => {
+      const { excludeNativeFolders } = setupCapacitor()
+      excludeNativeFolders('android', 'ios')
+
+      const hookCallback = mockNuxt.hook.mock.calls.find(call => call[0] === 'prepare:types')?.[1]
+
+      // Mock context with only some configs present
+      const mockCtx = {
+        tsConfig: { exclude: [] },
+        // nodeTsConfig and sharedTsConfig are undefined
+      }
+
+      expect(() => hookCallback(mockCtx)).not.toThrow()
+      expect(mockCtx.tsConfig.exclude).toContain('../android')
+      expect(mockCtx.tsConfig.exclude).toContain('../ios')
+    })
+  })
+})